[BadAzz70PU]

Originally posted by Scrub
I think ya'all are nuts taking the ball joints apart. I can change a set of springs out in an hour.

Jack up the truck good and throw some big firewood blocks under the frame at the front of the doors.
Pull the tires and shocks loose.
Now put your floor jack under the inside pin on the lower a-frame, the big one that is just under the oil-pan. Put good preasure on it and then remove the 2 u-bolts that hold it on. Now let down the jack. the Springs will fall out.

You might have to remove the steering rods too, but I don't think so just to change springs.

Just reverse the process to put them back.

I think this is a heck of a lot safer and easier than spliting ball joints.

Good luck

I was reading this post wondering why no one brought this up sooner. I have done mine this way many times. Chain up the spring and place the jack well and its very safe and easy. I got the front springs down to a half hour job, I was trying out different height combo's so I did it a lot in a day. Once you have lowered springs (mine are 3"), they wont even be under tension once the truck is in the air so you dont have to worry about the spring flight problem.